A ROMANIAN national who crashed a car in Hawick while five times the legal alcohol limit has appeared from custody at Selkirk Sheriff Court.
Laurentiu Iordan of Northcote Street, Hawick, pleaded guilty to driving with a breath/alcohol count of 114 microgrammes - the legal limit being 22 - on Sunday.
The 35-year-old also admitted having no insurance for the vehicle.
Procurator fiscal Graham Fraser said Iordan works as a farmer and sends money home to his wife and child in Romania.
He said: "He had just bought the car and went for a drive in it but collided with two vehicles."
The court heard Iordan apologised to one of the car owners but had the keys taken from him.
Sheriff Peter Paterson banned Iordan for 14 months and imposed a £300 fine.
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